admissible evidence
Legally acceptable proof
Admissible evidence is evidence that a court will allow to be presented during a trial.
Rules of admissibility filter out unreliable, prejudicial, or improperly obtained material—hearsay, illegally seized documents, coerced confessions.
What's admissible varies by jurisdiction and case type.
The judge ruled the recording was admissible evidence.
- relevanceState of mattering here
- criminal trialsCourt cases for offenses
- beyond reasonable doubtStandard for criminal conviction
- sworn statementLegally binding written testimony
- civil litigationNon-criminal court proceedings
reliability · smoking gun · authentication · privilege · discovery process · judicial discretion · chain of custody · exclusionary rule · objections · attorney-client privilege · cross-examination · court reporter · voir dire · Miranda rights · burden of proof · foundation · contract disputes · affidavit
- evidenceproof, findings, results, witness accounts, testimony
- criminal trialstrials, accused, verdicts, convictions, charges
- wiretappingwiretap, wiretapping, wiretaps, phone tapping, phone taps
admissible evidencetainted evidence
Legally compromised courtroom materials
hearsay · coerced confession · speculation · circumstantial evidence · rumor
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